How common is the surname Bustos?

17,040 people in the United States had the surname Bustos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,119 Americans. It ranked 2,129th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bustos?

Fabricio Bustos, Argentine association football player, followed by Cheri Bustos.

Where is the surname Bustos most common?

Wikidata records people named Bustos in Argentina and the United States.

Is the surname Bustos getting more or less common?

More common. 12,401 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,040 in 2010, up 37%.

The surname Bustos

A Spanish surname, carried by 17,040 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B232

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bustos is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

From Spanish.

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 17,040 people named Bustos in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,119 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,401.

#2,129

rank among US surnames

17,040

people in 2010

5.8

per 100,000 Americans

+37.4%

change since 2000 (was #2,680)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,120	Hirsch	17,072	18,085
#2,121	Keating	17,060	18,098
#2,122	Chow	17,059	18,099
#2,123	Dutton	17,057	18,101
#2,125	Flood	17,053	18,105
#2,127	Read	17,048	18,110
#2,128	Hobson	17,043	18,116

Who is named Bustos

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

88% of people named Bustos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 88%
White (not Hispanic) 6.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 4.7%
Two or more races 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Bustoss

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Fabricio Bustos
Argentine association football player, born 1996
Cheri Bustos
American lobbyist, politician, & businessperson (1961-)
Pedro Bustos
Argentine basketball player (1927–2024)
Carlos Bustos
Argentinian association football player, born 1966

Notable Bustoss come mostly from Argentina (3) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bustos

Bastos

Bustos has the Soundex code B232, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B232.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Bustos come from?: From Spanish.
How common is the surname Bustos?: 17,040 people in the United States had the surname Bustos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,119 Americans. It ranked 2,129th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bustos?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Bustos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.5% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bustos?: Fabricio Bustos, Argentine association football player, followed by Cheri Bustos.
Where is the surname Bustos most common?: Wikidata records people named Bustos in Argentina and the United States.
Is the surname Bustos getting more or less common?: More common. 12,401 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,040 in 2010, up 37%.